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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, New York · 21 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4466510
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Vija Celmins, Ocean Surface. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4466510.
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Vija Celmins, Ocean Surface. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4466510.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| la colombe (b. 583; m. 141) | Pablo Picasso | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| sin (walker art center 41) | Ed Ruscha | $18,000–$24,000 | |
| ambroise vollard (delteil 37) | Pierre-auguste Renoir | $1,000–$1,500 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vija Celmins | Strata | $25,200 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Vija Celmins | Ocean with Cross #1 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Ocean with Cross #1 (R. p. 200) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Ocean, from Untitled Portfolio | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Ocean Surface | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Night Sky | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Comet (from the Skowhegan Suite 1992) | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Untitled , 1975 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.